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The Love That Dares by Rachel Smith & Barbara Vesey

The Love That Dares by Rachel Smith & Barbara Vesey

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Letters of LGBTQ+ Love and Friendship Through History

 

“What this charming, moving and fascinating collection proves is that the [letter] form itself – a scribbled note, a declaration of love, an outpouring of passion, a bitter word – has always been with us.” – Mark Gatiss

A good love letter can speak across centuries, and reassure us that the agony and the ecstasy one might feel today have been shared by lovers long gone. In The Love That Dares, queer love speaks its name through a wonderful selection of surviving letters between lovers and friends, confidants and companions. 

Alongside the more famous names coexist beautifully written letters by lesser-known lovers. Together, they weave a narrative of queer love through the centuries, through the romantic, often funny, and always poignant words of those who lived it.

Including letters written by:
John Cage
Audre Lorde 
Benjamin Britten
Lorraine Hansberry 
Walt Whitman
Vita Sackville-West
Radclyffe Hall
Allen Ginsberg

  • Details

    Imprint: Ilex Press

    Publication Date: 27/1/22

    ISBN: 9781781578292

    Pages: 288

    Type: Hardback

     

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